Portions of Bringhurst Field are being torn down, marking a turning point in the history of the venerable Alexandria, LA facility. (more…)

Portions of Bringhurst Field are being torn down, marking a turning point in the history of the venerable Alexandria, LA facility. (more…)
With a fire damaging team offices and the grandstand already under scrutiny for unsafe conditions, the future of Alexandria’s historic Bringhurst Field is in serious doubt. (more…)
With Alexandria (La.) officials proposing to tear down Bringhurst Field, home to baseball there since 1933, locals are seeking to save the historic facility. That Bringhurst Field is in bad shape is a given: part of the grandstand was shut down two years ago because of safety issues. And Alexandria has not embraced either pro […]
Putting a team in partially condemned Bringhurst Field didn’t end up working out for the independent United League, as the Alexandria Aces have reportedly folded. A report in the Brownsville Herald quotes United League Baseball chief executive officer John Bryant as saying the team’s season is over, and that the league’s schedule will be accommodated […]
The Alexandria Aces (independent; United League Baseball) are officially returning to Bringhurst Field, as the indy circuit signs a lease that will work around the dangerous portions of the historic ballpark. As you’ll recall, late last season a different version of the Aces — this one playing in the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League — pulled […]
The independent United League Baseball is returning to Alexandria (La.), as the league reached a tentative agreement to place a team at Bringhurst Field for the 2013 season. Alexandria was an original ULB member, but as of late the Alexandria Aces were part of the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League. Last season the Aces played under […]
As Alexandria (La.) begins to debate the future of Bringhurst Field, there’s one important fact to remember: not every old ballpark can be saved. Over the 10 years this site has existed, we’ve reported lots of sad stories about old ballparks that had deteriorated to the point where they couldn’t be saved. Flash back to […]
With the Alexandria Aces (summer collegiate; Texas Collegiate League) season ending, the city can turn its attention to historic Bringhurst Field — and the future of the 80-year-old facility. As you’ll recall, the city cordoned off a big chunk of the ballpark earlier this month after it was determined there was considerable decay in the […]
Sections of seating at Bringhurst Field, home of the Alexandria Aces (summer collegiate; Texas Collegiate League), will be closed to the public, but the Aces will finish their season at the historic ballpark. The issue: portions of the metal grandstand have deteriorated to the point where the bleacher seating is unsafe. Those sections are now […]